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Penny tile is really quite versatile. It can be used on floors and walls in old homes and new construction alike. It can even be used in both residential and commercial without looking out of place.

I love the look in this home. And, at $5.75 a square foot it’s fairly economical too.

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I love these wall mount faucets. They really give an opportunity to create a serene space with not a lot of clutter or ornamentation.

I love these simple and well-executed cement wall hung basins.

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And on the other side of the spectrum of affordability, we have the Bulthaup b2 line, which I find completely stunning. I like the two free-standing, austere looking cabinets which hide almost an entire kitchen. One wall could house your oven/stove and sink and then you could have the two cabinets for everything else, allowing you to lighten the visual weight of a kitchen by getting rid of the typical wall cabinets. Additionally, the free standing cabinets almost create a sort of separation without needing a looming wall.

bulthaup gets its visions from the consistent observation of the living and eating habits of people from all over the world. bulthaup b2 is responsive to modern lifestyles, such as single-person or twoperson households, or even “patchwork families”, and is the perfect kitchen for nomads or pioneers in creating a home, living and thinking. . The design was developed in collaboration with the renowned design firm EOOS in Vienna. With their method of “poetical analysis”, the designers take a very special approach to the development of new products. Formative factors of image, ritual and received wisdom are brought together and synthesized. “The result of this cooperation is unconventional, convincing and independent: bulthaup b2 defines the entire kitchen as a changeable system, and is thereby synonymous with the “versatile kitchen of today and tomorrow,” says Gerd Bulthaup. bulthaup b2 will be on display at selected bulthaup partner shops across the world beginning in fall of 2008.

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I have to say that the options for Ikea kitchen cabinets really make the idea of an affordable, modern kitchen a reality. Here, the Akurum cabinets are completed with the Sorbo doors and Metrik handles.

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This large mural (13’8″w, 8’3″h) would be perfect for a hallway or a plain white wall.

Printed on heavy duty 80lb wet strength paper in 8 easy-to-hang panels, this lush photo-realistic mural is simple to install and remove.

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This complete set includes a Letter Tray Set, Long Box with Lid, Business Card File, Business Card Holder, Modular Organizer and Mouse Pad.

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I was just at Ikea and I actually really liked this piece in person. It has a cover which looks like wool (but is actually a synthetic of some sort).

Removable dry-clean cover.

Simple little lounge chair–I like how easily two of them and a table make a perfect little seating area.

This swivel armchair has a shiny satin stainless steel base. The seat and back are made of bent plywood padded with polyurethane foam and covered in a choice of leathers or fabrics in a variety of colors.

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Finally, someone has nailed the affordable flat screen/media center solution.

Flat screen 1080 dpi HD mumbo jumbos keep a lo-profile on hi-gloss white lacquer media center just 14-plus inches off the floor. Plinth base floats sleek 50/50 design with one open display for electronics, and one drawer to hide DVDs and stuff. Finished back panel means it can live mid-room. Wire management discreetly placed in back corner.

• Hi-gloss white-lacquered wood composite stand “floats” on plinth base
• Closed drawer storage on left side houses CDs/DVDs
• Open storage section houses electronics on right side
• Finished back panel allows for placement in middle of room
• Discreet wire management opening
• Dust with a soft cloth

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You can’t really beat the price on these little spindle lamp bases. Perfect for either side of the bed and affordable enough to buy more than one.

Lacquer-white and super-shiny, complete with a transparent silvertone cord. Accommodates a clip-on shade, not included. Imported. Wipe clean.

• Requires: Standard light bulb (60W max), not included
• 4.5″ diameter, 12″h
• Resin

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By the design team of Takashi Ueno, Mamoru Naito and Keizaburo Honda, the Tou chair is made of hand woven rattan and the upholstered frame is available in either cotton or wool.

This is a stunning piece designed by tom dixon for cappellini in 1991. As a bonus, you can buy extra covers too.

Bird is an aptly named rocking chaise – looking somewhat like a bird with its tail in the air – that allows the sitter to balance on their center of gravity or simply rock back and forth. Very comfortable and a great conversation piece, the bird has an upholstered wooden structure with a removable external cover available in a choice of fabrics or leathers. Extremely popular with children it seems- they love to sit on it in the store.

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Here’s a great little accent chair at a great price.

Few chairs cut a slim, low-angled profile while having the kind of wide seat support that lets you settle in. Fewer still manage to be slender and inviting without hogging space. The European-style Andrew Relaxer does it all with a lineup of unbeatable qualities, from gently curving lines, rich chocolate bi-cast leather to an elegant profile suitable for any room.

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If you ignore how this sofa looks like it’s in a CB2 showroom, you can almost sort of picture it in a real home as a really cool sofa/convertible bed.

Convertible three-position seater/sleeper is the am/pm solution for the space-challenged or the friendly out-of-towner. By day it’s an upright but comfy lounge that can also angle back 45 degrees for TV/reading. Shut-eye rolls around, the back flips all the way down and voilà…a worthy platform bed with real pocketed coil mattress innersprings that sleeps two. Tailored bright neutral in olivine textured weave channeled with a baseball topstitch and neat flange along the edge.

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